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English-Language Learning at their Fingertips: How Can Teachers Use Tablets to Teach EFL Children?

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  • Mona Alhinty

    (University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK)

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The emergence of multi-touch screen tablets has increased the opportunities for mobile learning, as the unique capabilities and affordances of these devices give them an educational advantage over other mobile technologies. Tablets are progressively finding their way into classrooms and transforming modes of learning and teaching. However, research on educational applications of this digital tool, particularly with reference to foreign-/second-language acquisition by young beginner learners, is still limited. In this paper, the use of various tablet applications (apps) to support mobile English-language learning by children as beginners is discussed. The apps are classified into five main categories: communication, content-access, productivity, interactive and storage. The educational affordances of each category are presented and explained, with examples. This typology provides insight into the educational uses of tablet apps for English language learning, and has implications for research in the field of classroom practices and beyond.

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  • Mona Alhinty, 2015. "English-Language Learning at their Fingertips: How Can Teachers Use Tablets to Teach EFL Children?," International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), IGI Global, vol. 7(2), pages 45-63, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jmbl00:v:7:y:2015:i:2:p:45-63
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